AC 63 - Messana, silver, tetradrachms (494-489 BCE)
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− | |Date from=494 | + | |Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=68917&AucID=74&Lot=133 |
− | |Date to=489 | + | |Obverse description=Facing mask of a lion on a disc. |
+ | |Reverse description=Prow of a ship l. | ||
+ | |Mint=Messana | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
+ | |Authority=Anaxilas, tyrant of Rhegium | ||
+ | |Date from=494 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=489 BCE | ||
|Period=Archaic | |Period=Archaic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
− | | | + | |Standard=Attic |
− | | | + | |Median weight=17.25 |
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=63 | |RQEM reference number=63 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Barron 1966, var. 1-13. | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 724; RQEMAC, n° 63; HGC 2, n° 772 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=10 | |Number of obverse dies=10 | ||
|Number of singletons=6 | |Number of singletons=6 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=12 | |Number of reverse dies=12 | ||
|Number of coins=15 | |Number of coins=15 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=1 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=6 | ||
+ | |Die name=1,5,6,7,9,10 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=2 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=3 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 25 January 2023
494 BCE - 489 BCE Silver 8,294 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Facing mask of a lion on a disc. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Prow of a ship l. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Messana | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Anaxilas, tyrant of Rhegium |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 494 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 489 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver | Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 17.25 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm | StandardStandard.: | Attic |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Barron 19661 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2 , RQEMAC3 , HGC 24 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 12 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 15 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.25 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 60 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 24.04 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 480,800 |
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 30 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00003 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 60% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,247.92 |
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 8,294 kg <br /> 8,294 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 3,119.8 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Barron, John Penrose (1966), The Silver Coins of Samos, London, xii, 244 p., 32 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.